The heavily promoted rematch and World Series of Fighting 3 headliner Josh Burkman and Jon Fitch turned out to be a fairly quick and one-sided affair.

In Friday’s NBC Sports Network-televised main event, Burkman (26-9) avenged a 2006 defeat to Fitch (24-6-1) in the UFC after connecting early with punches and immediately pouncing on a submission attempt.

Check out the full fight above as Burkman continue his recent dominance and pulled off the shocking upset.

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